Rail and tie holding means



March 16,1926. 1,577,287

G. w. MULLER RAIL AND TIE HOLDING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 27 1925 March 16 1926.

G. W. MULLER RAIL AND TIE HOLDING MEANS Filed Oct. 27 1925 4' s7z2s1 March 16 1925- G MULLER RAIL AND TIE HOLDING MEANS Filed Oct. 27, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 & T & 1k

I r I 7 from abo Patented Man 16, 19

f UNITED "STA I GEORGE w; Moraine; or wasnv erm ni rte To ,allnvliom it may concie'm."v

Be it known that I, GnORenlV. citizen of the United States, residing at ashington, District ofqcolumbia have inb vented certain newanduseful Improvements in Rail and-TieHolding llleans of which the following isja specification. v

This invention relates? to railway trackage, and has for-oneof its objectsto pros J. videsimply constructed attachmentswhere by the tendenevof'the rails and ,ties' to creep or flow longitudinally under the impact-of the rolling stock is-eifectually re- "sist-ed, and theralls; and tiesmaintained; in-

position.

track including the cross-ties rails 2and b'aL last is such that they have a tendency to creep or flow longitudinally v of the rails; 20 under the severe impact ofthe rollingl'stock,

especially the heavy locoinotives new required :toflmeet" trafiic demands; and this HiOVGlilQIlfii-lS- SQIlOHS; and materially 1n- "fcreases the expense foif inaintenance anclre ipal'rs and is moreover verydeleterious to the rails and tles.

' Tocounte-ract this tendency or" the rails an'dties to creep or ;flow"., to :use a term I "'con'imonly employed:1nra1lway parlance isg the prlncipal Vob ect of the present invention, I

which maynibe' applied without structural change to tliera1ls, "t1 the latter are used.

3 Iuthe drawings employs track is shown with,theimprovement ap plied, and in the drawings thus-employed- =F1gure 1 is a plan vlewofasectlonof a" railway track with the. improved rail and tie holding devices applied where tie plates are employed. 1 Figure 2 is a side ele shown in Figure 1, i c

Figure 3 is a. transverse section, enl on the line 3 30f Figure 2. Figure 4 is a detached perspee ve,-o.i one form; of theuclamp memargecl ber Y- L ,Figure 5 i's from below; of the 'ffO shown in Figure 411; Figure '3 is lt'lQGPSPG pl ate of conventional form.

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The construction of the ordinary railway es,and tie plates, when d to, illustrate the construction and application ofthe invena rioma conventional section of a railway vation of the parts tive view, 1'

a detached perspective view;-

rm of, clamp 7 plate i ctive, view; of i a tie:

manner of employing I the improved device where the plates are not used.

Figure 8 is a cross section, enlarged oi the Y rail end shown in Fig; 7, thetwo clamping platesat the end of the rail Jbeingomit-ted. In this Fig. 81s also shown the engagement plate in place.- Figure 9 is a deta of another form of the clamp member. v

Figure 10 is a detached perspective view oi one. of the spurs anda tie to hold thei ched perspective view ofoneof theeombined braces and stay'bars. v

a modified formot' theiclamp plate.

in coactiverelation to the usual tieand rail.

Figure 11 is a'detail perspective view of structures in which; tie plates are employed structures in which no the plates: are used,

; and forthepurpose of illustration the deviee. 7 arranged in connect on with both;

is sh wn forms. i

The us between the rails and ties, or to, tieand rail-.1

ualJrailway trackage includesptieslg 1O,,ra1ls 11 and t e plates 12 bearing on the.v ties and on which theralls rest and securediii-place by the usual spikes indicated at I way construction, and under normal condi-' to prevent the rails or the rails and ties'from creeping or flowing under the impact .of the rolling stock. is l; v i

iThe improvement which is the subject. matter of the present application includes, two essential elements, a clamp plate bearing theftie plates having apertures to, receive 1 :the sp kes; asirepresented in Figurefi v This constitutes the usual or ordinary railtions does not present Sufficient :iBSiSlQflllC;

over at least two ofthe ties angl against the oppositeiedges of the rail fianges andf,

a combined i brace and holding member bearbolts uniting. the elements clamp; plates and. brace v ing' beneaththe ties, and? preferably directed j obliquely to the. longitudinal axis of the rails, and coupling means such as clamp The clamp plates; are indicated as a whole.

at T14; and each includes a lateral lug l5 v extending; from enlargements-or bosses 16 5 rising from theuppers facesof the-plates,

shown, The platesgare reinforced and near one; end and; extending over the tie n es, of he ra s: lug zpre eb yi and apertured to receive clamp bolts 17. as;

The improved device may be employed 7 i stiflened by longitudinally directed integral ribs 18.

The plates ll are preferably cut away intermediate the ends, to decrease the weight thereof.

At its outer corners each plate formed with tie penetrating spurs 19, and likewise formed with spurs 20 at the inner edges and preferably spaced from the ends.

Vhen the plates 14 are employed upon trackage which include the tie plates 12, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, one or all of the spikes 13 of each tie plate is w thdrawn and the spurs 20 inserted in the aperture in the plate from which the spike has been removed, as illustrated in Flgure 3, and when the device is employed upontrackage where the tie plates are not used, the spurs 20 will be driven into the ties the same as the spurs 19, as illustrated in Figure 8. If deemed expedient, the spikes :an remain in place in the tie plates; the clamp plates being cut away at their corners to accommodate the spike heads, as shown in Figure 11.

The combined brace and holding members are each represented as a whole at 21, and each preferably formed of a section of a channel bar and perforated to receive the clamp bolts 17. t

The members 21 are arranged reversely oblique to the longitudinal axis of both of the rails ll, or with the bars beneath the ties and rails directed inwardly and forwardly, or toward the line of travel of the rolling stock, as illustrated in Figure 1, and effectually brace the rails and ties and pre vent them from creeping or flowingunder the impact of the rolling stock, as hereinbefore stated. Hence, the whole structure is firmly braced which results in a perfect tight fittingof all the elements involved. thereby preventing undulating movement of the rolling stock.

The lower ends of the bolts 17 are formed with square heads QQto engage in the channels of the bars 21, and operative to prevent the bolts from rotating.

The upper faces of the bars 21 at the ends are serrated or otherwise roughened as shown at 23, to provide a gripping element between the bars and ties, to assist in holding them in positive engagement with the ties when the nuts 24 of the bolts are strained.

The ties when held by usual clamping devices slip sideways of the track and when a train is running at a high rate of speed and hits a low place in the track or curve, it throws the tracks out of line and causes the ties to slip and the rail to break at the joint, and causes wrecks. The ties creep and crawl forward with the motion of the train. The rails low or, crawl forward under the motion of the trains and causes the breaking or bulging out of the rails, thus resulting in many wrecks and great expense to the railroad. It will therefore be understood that the safeguarding of life is a desideratum 01' my invention.

The clamp plates are made so that they fit 011 the plain wood tie surface, or lit over the various standard type tie plates now used by railroads. The plates have two prongs, or dogs, on the outer edge to drive down into the tie, to keep the plate in line with the track and from slipping back from the rail. The points of said prongs are similar to a spike end, the outside face of the prongs being straight up and down to give a shoulder or hearing to prevent the plate from moving back, and to hold the tie and keep it in place from slipping. The inside of said prongs, slopes to the bottom or under the side of the plate.

()n the inside edge of said plate the spur is designed to lit down in the spike hole of the tie plate, or if steel tie plates are not used, the spur can be driven down into the wood tie. Near one end ofthc plate is a projecting stud or tongue which laps down over the lower edge of the rail, after the fashion of a spike head, so that when the bolts aredrawn and thepressure put on the top of the plate, it pulls the rail down to the tie. The aperture for a clamp bolt is set back from the edge of the tie, so that various widths of ties can be used and to give clearance, and avoid boring holes through the ties, which weaken the same, and allows water to enter, thereby dcterio rating the ties.

The spurs ill) on the lower surface of plates 19 fit directly against the edge of the lower flange of the rail to hold the same in line.

The top of the hole in the plate is made to receive a half ball socket joint so as to take up the lateral motion as well as the vertical motion of the rails. therefore retaining the pressure constantly uniform against the bottom of the nut and bolt.

It has been extremelydifiicult for railroad engineers and track builders to hold the rails down to the ties. The rails, when first laid, and the spikes driven into the tie to hold the rails down, begin to work loose in a short time. The spikes work out and leave the rail loose on the tie plates and the tie. Hence, day by day, such condition grows worse. More space for the parts to work loose is left, between the bottom of the rail and tie plate and tie.

Space between the rail and the tie -auses the rail to work up and down and beat on the tie and tie plate amused by the running and weight of the trains which therefore results continually in cutting deeper into the tie until same wears out. Not only on top of the me does thls condition occur, but

the bottom of th'e tie also siiit'ers'to'agreat extent by a similar beatingdown' on the rock ballast. f i f Tlhe again therail being loose onflthe' the ti'enie'nriouswear that takes-pla'ce- Tlie'expense necessary'to constantly drive tlie'spikes back-in the ties tohold the rails, l

and the replacementthereof, amounts to a coiisiderable item, but all, of said expenditure of both money and labor is avoided by the use'of my invention.

By employing the improved elaiiiping means afmaterial saving in'theexpense of' maintenance including the cost of, ties," ispikes,'and labor, and the life" of the ties and rails is materiallyincreased. e

The im roved clam in iiieans bf eradieating the tendency iofthe" rails to break,

buckle or bend at the joints causes the rails to 'retainltheir true and uniform alineinent, consequently the trains can be run with 'manatedby the railroads. oft-he tie plates.

te'rially increased smoothness and'with de-' creased friction and incidentally decrease of fuel required in the motive'me'chanism. By using the upper plates and channel the ties and rails;

ployment of spikes can be entirely elimi- The plates can be made with an upwardly direct-ed ribas shown in Figures and, a, to

engage the'wheel in the event ofits jump- 'ing thetraek and prevent 1t from engaging the ties on the ballast: Or, ifdeemed advisable, with a View of saving weight and cost'of steel, said ribor bead canbeomitted from theplates as illustrated by'fFigures 7a'nd8.

Itfwill befurtherobserved that the clamp plates ltandbars 2l,including the bolt holding means therefor, lend great Weight to the track, all of WlllClliS highly essential to the present day methods of railway construction. c

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 'i i 1. Rail clamping plates located on opposite sides ofi the rail and extending from one tie to another and provided with means whereby 'tlieties are individually engaged and the clamping plates held thereon against displacement, a brace member bear- This is equally true ingfbeneat-h the ties-engaged by the said clamping plates and arranged obliquely;

withrespect to the rail, and :means located at the sides of the ties and engaging the 2; Rail clam )ing plates located on oppo-Q site sides 0ft e rail and extending from i one tie to another and provided with means whereby the ties are individually engaged and the clamping plates held thereon against displacement, a brace member hearing beneath the ties engaged by thesaid clamping plates and arranged obliquely Wltll'l'BSPGCt to the rail; and means located at'thesides ofitlie ties and engaging the lsai'd'brace member and one end portion of each, of said clamping plates whereby the clamping Plates and brace member are OHred to the ties. H i a 3. Hail clamping plates extending from one tie to another and arranged opposite 7 each other on opposite sides of the rail, the

said clamping 'plates being provided with portions constructed to penetrate the ties to hold said plates in position against displace" nient,'a brace member bearing beneath the ties engaged by the said clamping plates and arranged obliquely with respect to the bar beneath the bottom of tie a truss is formed and when in placeiliolds the ties up against the bottom of the rails perfectly rigid and tight and prevents the tie' and *railsfrom, getting loose and the beating "back together and cutting-and Wearing out railiand meanslocated at the sides of the ties and engaging the clamping plates and the said brace member whereby the rail, clamping plates and cured to the tie.

l. Rail clamping plates extending from p 7 p a one tie to another and'arranged-opposite By the adoptionof my invention the emtheties engagedby the said clamping plates and arranged obliquely with respect to the rail, and means located at the sides of the ties'and engaging the ends of the brace member and opposite end portions of dif ferenft' clamping plates whereby the rail,- clamping platesand SELldfbldCG member are secured to the tie. f

A rail, tie plates disposed upon the ties under the rail, rail "clamping plates "located on opposite sides of the railand extending from one tie to another and provided with means whereby the ties are'individually engaged. and the clamping plates are held thereon against displacement, a brace mem ber bearing beneath the ties engaged by the said clamping plates and arranged 0bliquely with respect to the rail, and means located'at the sides of the ties and engaging the said clamping plates and brace member fwhereby the rail, the clamping plates and the said brace member are secured to the tie.

brace member are seportions'constructed to penetrate the ties to i hold said plates in position against displacement, brace member extending beneath (3. In. railway trackage including ties, spaced rails and tie plates between the rails and ties, clamping plates bearing above contiguous ties and upon the tie plates thereon, said clamping plates having spurs to enter the ticsand the perforations of the tie plates, a brace member bearing beneath the ties and directed obliquely to the longitaidinal axis ot' the rails, and means for uniting the clamping plates and braces.

T. In railway trackage including ties, spaced rails and tie plates between the rails and ties clamping plates bearing above contiguous ties and upon the tie plates thereon, said clan'iping plates extending over portions of the rails from opposite sides there of and having spurs to enter the ties and the perforations oi the tie plates, a brace member bearing beneath the ties and directed obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the rails, and means for uniting the clamping plates and braces. a

8. .ln railway tracl'ige including ties and spaced rails bearing thereon, clamping plates b aring upon said ties at opposite sides of each rail and extending over the adjacent portion oi therails, said clamping plates formed with apertured bosses rising from the upper 'laces thereof and rail holding means also forming part. of said bosses.

9. In railway trackage including ties and spaced rails bearing thereon, clamping plates bearing upon said ties at opposite sides of each rail and extending over the adjacent portion oi the rails, said clamping plates termed with apertured bosses, rail holding means and a reinforcing rib extending longitudinally on both sides of said bosses and brace members bearing beneath the ties arranged obliquely with respect to the raih and means operative to connect the clamping plates and brace member.

ltbln railway traekage including ties and spaced rails bearing thereon, clai'nping plates bearing upon said ties at opposite sides of each rail and extending over the adjacent portion of the rails, said clamping plates formed with apertured bosses, rail holding means and tie penetrating means provided at the outer corners of said plates.

11. In railway tracltageincluding ties and spaced rails bearing thereon, clamping plates bearing upon said ties at opposite sides of each rail and extending over the adjacent portion of the rails, said clamping plates formed with apertured bosses, rail holding means and tie penetrating means provided at the outer corners and also at the inner edges oisaid plates.

12. In railway trackage including ties and spaced rails bearing thereon, clamping plates bearing upon said ties at opposite sides of each rail and extending over the adjacent portion of the rails, said clamping plates formed with apertured bosses, rail holding means and tie penetrating means provided at the outer corners and also at the inner edges of said plates, a brace member hearing beneath the ties engaged by the said clamping plates and arranged obliquely with respect to the rail, and means located at the sides of the ties and engaging the said brace member and clamping plates whereby the rail, the claniping plates and the said a brace member are secured to the tie.

l -l. Rail clamping plates located on opposite sides ot the rail and extending from one tie to another and provided with means whereby the ties are individually engaged and the clamping plates held thereon against displacement, a brace member of channel-bar formation hearing beneath the ties engaged by the said clamping plates and arranged obliquely with respect to the rail, and means located at the sides of the ties and engaging the said brace member and clai'i'iping plates whereby the rail, the clamping plates and the said brace member are secured to the tie.

it. Rail clan'iping plates located on oppo site sides of the rail and extending from one tie to another and provided with means whereby the ties are individually engaged and the clan'iping plates held thereon against (llSPlilCOlliCDt, a brace member of channelbar formation with its upper face serrated bearing beneath the ties engaged by the said clamping plates and arranged obliquely with respect to the rail, and means located at the sides of the ties and engaging the said brace member and clamping plates whereby the rail. the clamping plates and the said brace member are secured to the tie.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my gnature.

GEORGE V. MULLER. 

